Autumn Acorn Art Lesson Warm Colors Fall Art Project Activity Reading Writing

This Autumn Acorn Art Lesson is a cheerful fall project for K to 3 where students make an acorn artwork while exploring warm colors, drawing, line work and creative expression. The tutorial comes in both PDF and PowerPoint formats, so you can project the steps, click through slides or demonstrate live.

It is made for art teachers, classroom teachers, homeschool educators and substitute teachers. Along with the art lesson, it includes reading comprehension, writing prompts, reflections, rubric pages, bulletin board materials and extension activities, so you can teach the art on its own or turn it into an art and literacy lesson.

WHAT'S INCLUDED (NON-EDITABLE PDF PLUS POWERPOINT TUTORIAL)

• Teacher pages: resource cover, About the Resource page, critical thinking questions, full lesson plan, instruction and delivery page, concluding your lesson and reflection page
• Warm colors: Teacher Guide: Warm Colors and Autumn, Warm Colors Anchor Chart and About Warm Colors reading page
• PDF Tutorial and PowerPoint Tutorial
• 17 Step by Step Art Instruction Pages with visual and written directions
• How to Draw an Acorn Page and Acorn Coloring Page
• Rubric, Bulletin Board Display Sign and Puzzle Hook Page
• Literacy: KWL Chart (Acorns and Autumn), reading passage The Acorn’s Fall, 2 comprehension question pages and answer key, sight word tracking list, word bank of tricky words, opinion writing page and Autumn Acorn Write and Draw prompt
• Compare and Contrast Page (acorn and leaf in autumn) with answer key
• Reflections: Top 3, Creative Process Magazine Cover, Feelings, Artwork Reflection, 3 Stars and a Wish, Artist’s Statement and Star It
• Extensions: Draw It page, Symmetry page, Acorn Line Art, Acorn Line Zen Doodle and a Zen Doodle example page

HOW TO USE IT

Use it as a fall art lesson, an autumn bulletin board project, a warm colors lesson, a homeschool art lesson or a sub plan for October or November. Teach with the PDF tutorial, the PowerPoint tutorial, or by demonstrating the steps yourself.

For a bigger interdisciplinary lesson, add the reading passage, comprehension questions, writing prompts, compare and contrast work, sight word support and reflections.

FAQ

Who is this for?

Art teachers, classroom teachers, homeschool educators and substitute teachers working with K to 3 students.

How long does it take?

Often 2 to 3 classes, depending on student age, skill level, behavior, drying time and how many literacy and reflection pages you use.

What concepts are taught?

Warm colors, seasonal imagery, drawing, line work, creative expression and art and literacy connections.

Is it editable?

No. It is a non-editable resource.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kathleen McGiveron (Ms Artastic) is an artist who has been featured on NBC LX News and designs art lessons for kids and educational resources for teachers. She is the founder of Ms Artastic and hosts the Ms Artastic YouTube Channel and Podcast.

TERMS OF USE

Images and lessons are copyright products.

YOU MAY: use this in creative ways and have as much fun with it as you like. Clip art may be used as clip art, website graphics, binder covers or bulletin board decorations. Additional licenses are available for school use.

YOU MAY NOT: use this on OutSchool, put it on your blog, share it with other teachers, administration or districts (admin can buy additional licenses), sell it, give it out for free or photocopy it for others.

Sincerely,

Ms Artastic